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Austin, TX vs Sacramento, CA

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Highlights
- Sacramento spends 23.0% less per student than Austin.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 56.6% higher in Sacramento than in Austin. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Sacramento had 4.6% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Austin

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 Austin, TXSacramento, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,780$15,240$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$10,538$12,484$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$6,081$7,670$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio14.5322.7516.23
 Students per Librarian80563214573
 Students per Counselor391641530
 Grade School Educ.5.3%7.6%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.4.1%6.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.90.6%86.4%88.9%
 Some College Educ.15.7%22.6%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.5.4%8.4%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.55.1%35.1%33.7%
 Masters Grad.14.9%8.4%9.3%
 Professional Degree3.5%3.2%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.6%1.4%1.5%

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Reviews for Austin    449 Reviews

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Good place to visit.  More

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Austin is too expensive. Let's get that out of the way. Other than that it is a fun city. Ladybird Lake makes the city, imo. The ability to stand up paddle, kayak, walk  More

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The city continues to grow quickly, which a lot of people don't like. I get it, you fall in love with a city, and it's growing so fast that you don't recognize the same  More

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Reviews for Sacramento    117 Reviews

It is easy to say negative things about Sacramento as we have many problems that are common throughout California. Crime & homelessness rates are high here. Housing is  More

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High, high crime rate and car theft capitol of the country. Everyone knows someone who’s had their car stolen or have had their own car stolen. Sacramento’s violent  More

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The city is very mixed. I will start off by saying it has some excellent historical and educational sites to look at. It is a contractual obligation that you look at the  More

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ZIPS IN AUSTIN, TEXAS
78745, 78753, 78741, 78748, 78744, 78704, 78758, 78759, 78749, 78723, 40 total
ZIPS IN SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA
95823, 95822, 95831, 95833, 95835, 95838, 95820, 95824, 95834, 95815, 18 total

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